. American ornithology, or, The natural history of the birds of the United States [microform]. Birds; Oiseaux. .a Spbcies II. PAH us n ICO LOR. CRESTED TITMOUSE. [Plate VIII. Fig. 8 ] I'ania bicolor, Linn. Synt. i., 544, I.— La Meaanift htippie de la Carnline, Buff, v., Ab\.— roupet Titmouse, Arct. ZooL i., No. 324.—Lath. Syn. iv., 544, 11. This is another associate of the preceiling species ; but more , more musical, ami more suspicious, thouirli rather less a<'tive. It is, nevertheless, a sprightly birti, possessing a remarkable variety in the tones of its voice, at one time not mut
. American ornithology, or, The natural history of the birds of the United States [microform]. Birds; Oiseaux. .a Spbcies II. PAH us n ICO LOR. CRESTED TITMOUSE. [Plate VIII. Fig. 8 ] I'ania bicolor, Linn. Synt. i., 544, I.— La Meaanift htippie de la Carnline, Buff, v., Ab\.— roupet Titmouse, Arct. ZooL i., No. 324.—Lath. Syn. iv., 544, 11. This is another associate of the preceiling species ; but more , more musical, ami more suspicious, thouirli rather less a<'tive. It is, nevertheless, a sprightly birti, possessing a remarkable variety in the tones of its voice, at one time not mut'h louder than the squeaking of a mouse, and in a moment after whistling aloud, and clearly, as if calling a (lo'j; and continuing' this doif-call through the woods for half an hour at a time. Its high, jjointed crest, or as Pennant calls it, (oupet, gives it a smart and not inelegant appearance. Its food corresponds with that of the foregoing; it possesses considerable strength in the muscles of its neck, and is almost {)eri)etually arts dirty white, except the sides under the wings, which are reddish orange ; legs and feet !igl>t blue; bill black, siiort and pretty strong; wing feathers relieved with on their inni'r vanes ; eye dark hazel ; lores white; the h. id elegantly oriiainented witli a high, pointed, almost upright crest: tail a little forked, considerably concave below, and of the same (•215) li III. mm^-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Wilson, Alexander, 1766-1813; Canino, Charles Lucien Jules Laurent Bonaparte, Prince de. Philadelphia : Porter & Coates
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